Woah I never thought that before. I feel like this would make sense for some authors in BL stories :(
very important, and I love that you shared this
FR! Developed Country's sex crime is much more crazier than undevelop countries and their punishment is also very light.The one I saw SA punishment is only 7 yr! (╬￣皿￣)凸
I read BL with toxic themes, but I don't condone them in real life. I'm sure some authors feel the same way-it's separate.
However, there are certainly cases where an author's experiences or beliefs bleed into their work.
It's deeply alarming that I've never encountered a single story in Japanese manga, Korean manhwa, or even Chinese manhua, where pedophiles or groomers face any form of punishment. They always get away with it quietly and it was never exposed publicly.
There's actually more to that, but the comment will become too long. Men exchange those sexual videos and photos of their family in Telegram, and share the women's school or home addresses and other personal info. Then, the men (unrelated) blackmail the women so they are forced to have sex with them. It's sick.
Most of us separate fiction from reality, but they’re deeply connected and the lines can blur.
Yes! As someone from an underdeveloped country, I was shocked to learn how lenient the punishments are for rapists and sex offenders in developed countries, especially in Korea.
As someone who loves K-pop, it's disheartening to learn about the deep-seated misogyny women are subjected to in Korea.
So true!!
This ending is sending a very bad and harmful message. Please hear me out: recently, a Korean sexual crime via the Telegram app was exposed. It involved fathers and sons drugging, raping and/or sexually exploiting their wives, daughters, mothers, and sisters. Then, they upload their sexual photos and videos on Telegram.
There are literally chatrooms called “sister-room” “mother-room”, etc.
This horrifying case has prompted many Korean women to share their own stories on twitter about being molested or groped by their brothers while they are sleeping, with their parents often downplaying the abuse to maintain family peace and appearances. They were told to forgive their brothers.
Most of the twitter posts I've read are from students who are studying hard to escape their families by attending boarding school. I've read a few who has successfully left their homes. I didn't read a single account where the brother was punished by law.
I'm actually worried if the author is a woman who experienced the same thing and forgave her brother.
Also, I have read thousands of BL stories (according to mangago) and I've came across several where the MC or ML had a relationship with their teacher, home tutor, or school nurse where they were groomed. However, I have NEVER read one where the predator got exposed and punished. These are not the romanticized student-teacher ones. One example is the story of the character Hisashi from the anime/manga Tasogare Outfocus. The lack of pedophiles facing consequences in BL/fiction is truly worrisome.
I'm sorry for the long comment. I just think that while fiction and reality are often separate, sometimes reality is reflected in fiction and it's something worth thinking about.